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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
2.5 How it started: Curious about the 3 story lines, enjoyed the vividly described scenes (the author's script writing experience comes through). I was most curious about Smita in Badlapur, medium about Giulia in Palermo, least for Sarah in Montreal. The 3 stories are very like episodes, even to the point of ending with a cliff hanger and starting with a little bit of repetition to remind the reader where we left off.
How it went: The action advances slowly and cycles through the 3 stories in turn. I got impatient with the pace and then irritated with some of the images: when Sarah faints she crumples like the Twin Towers on Sept 11, and Guilia's family's business was in trouble like the Costa Concordia. Seriously?
In the end, I appreciated the weaving/writing metaphor (especially interstitial poems) and the different forms the three women's courage takes.
How it went: The action advances slowly and cycles through the 3 stories in turn. I got impatient with the pace and then irritated with some of the images: when Sarah faints she crumples like the Twin Towers on Sept 11, and Guilia's family's business was in trouble like the Costa Concordia. Seriously?
In the end, I appreciated the weaving/writing metaphor (especially interstitial poems) and the different forms the three women's courage takes.
Ça se lit, mais c'est pas fou puis finalement la seule histoire qu'on voulait voir réussir est la seule qui n'a pas de happy end. Pas trop étonnée que l'autrice soit scénariste au vu de l'écriture très attendue. Il était dans ma PAL depuis longtemps, une collègue me l'a conseillé, well, au moins ça se lit en 2h dans le lit (en lisant beaucoup en diagonale)
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Una bella metáfora de la sororidad que recomiendo sin duda
There are three separate stories here about very different characters, living in different parts of the world. All are interesting with strong female protagonists and the local background is carefully researched. At first one is a little bewildered by the abrupt switches from one character’s story to that of another. The stories are so interesting that one wants to continue with the same one. Little by little the significance of the title, The Braid, and the scope for the coming together, linked but still separate, of the three stories becomes clearer and the conclusion, when they do, is satisfying.
This is a rich yet easy to read novel. Colombani has introduced us to three strong, interesting women and I hope that we shall learn more of their lives in the future.
My only quibble is that I did not realize that I was reading a novel in translation until the very end when there is a brief note about Louise Rogers Ladurie, the translator. The fact that the language flowed so naturally is surely a tribute to the translator as well as to the author and I think it would only be fair to acknowledge her excellent work more prominently.
This is a rich yet easy to read novel. Colombani has introduced us to three strong, interesting women and I hope that we shall learn more of their lives in the future.
My only quibble is that I did not realize that I was reading a novel in translation until the very end when there is a brief note about Louise Rogers Ladurie, the translator. The fact that the language flowed so naturally is surely a tribute to the translator as well as to the author and I think it would only be fair to acknowledge her excellent work more prominently.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes